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The El Reno Daily Tribune
tgle Copy Five Cents
arlson Breaks
Vith Ike Over
arm Problems
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 — (W -
Inator Frank Carlson, usually one
e| President F.iscnhower's staunch-
supporters in congress broke
|th the administration today on
farm issue,
ilithe Kansas Republican told the
' jiited Press that he favors price
pports at 90 percent of parity
wheat this year and a two-price
|stem for the crop starting nex't
Ike, Benson Opposed
Eisenhower and Secretary of
riculture Ezra T. Benson op-
se both proposals.
Zarlson voted for the administra-
n-sponsored flexible price sup-
rts ranging from 75 to 90 percent
parity when they squeaked
rough the senate by a 49-44 vote
te in 1954. But he said that there
ust be "90 percent supports to do
leat farmers any good this
ar.”
Defeat Conceded
Carlson said he and other sena-
rs, both Democrats and Republi-
ns, from wheat-growing states
st will make a determined ef-
rt on the senate floor to put a
'o-price provision for wheat in an
nnibus farm bill recently ap
oved by the senate agriculture
jmmittee.
He predicted a •‘substantial"
)te for the proposal but conceded
s defeat. He added that then “1
sume I will” vote for the com-
ittee legislation, which would
ovide for 90 percent price sup-
rts for millable wheat.
'Soil Bank' Included
The committee bill also would
jjlhorize the administration's $1.1
llion “soil bank,” a two-price
/stem for rice and high rigid price
[ipports for corn, cotton and pea-
juts.
A two-price system would guar-
itee farmers from 90 to 100 per-
nt of parity for that part of their
op consumed domestically by hu-
ans. The remainder would sell
r world market prices, with pos-
bly government supports at about
at level.
OP) MEANS ASSOCIATED PRESS
El Reno, Oklahoma, Wednesday, February 15, 1956
0J.B MEANS UNITED PRESS
Volume 64, No. 298
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Two Killed in Arkansas
Flash Floods, Storms
THE TASK OF SERVING a capacity crowd attending the 12th annual Canadian county
farm and home clinic kept these two chamber of commerce representatives, Kenneth
Brown and A. D. Spurlin, shown at the left, plenty busy today noon. Men attending the
farm clinic at Etta Dale junior•highschool and women taking part in the home clinic at
Rose Witcher school, were guests of the chamber for the luncheon at the junior high-
school building. ____
Speech Contest
Is Set for FFA
A speech contest Thursday night
for Future Farmers of America
will form one portion of the cast
Tribe Scores 15th Win As
Putnam City Falls, 56-43
Tractor Driving
Event Planned
A tractor driving contest is being
added this year in the county 4-H
contest and the winner will re-
present the county at the state 4-H
club roundup in similar competi-
tion.
The new event will be held just
prior to the regular county contest,
according to L. D. Warkentin, coun-
ty agent, who today listed rules
for the event and told how the con-
test is conducted.
To be eligible for the competi-
tion, youths must have been 12
years of age or more on Jan. 1,
this year; they must be currently
enrolled in tractor maintenance;
and they must bring to the contest
a signed affidavit by parents au-
thorizing entry into the event.
The contest will consist of three
parts: A 50-question quiz taken
from a tractor maintenance man-
ual will be given; a backing lane
contest is included in which the
driver backs a tractor and two-
wheel trailer through a 36-foot
i backing lane; and a driving pen
contest in which the driver goes
through gates and then backs
through a pen and our again.
All 4-H members are being noti-
i tied of the contest by mail and an
enrolment blank is offered with
the letter on which enrolments in
1 tractor maintenance may be made
by those not already members.
Ike Is On Vacation
After Heart Report
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—(If)— President Eisenhower left
by plane today for a Georgia vacation that may well bring him
to a decision as to seeking a second term.
The president took off in his plane less than 24 hours after
his doctors reported to him and to the nation that there is no
medical barrier to his running
|489 Perish
;ln European
[Cold Weather
LONDON. Feb. 15—— Europe's
slentless cold wave had claimed
It least 489 dead today after 2'j
leeks. Relief still was not in
[ight.
Subfree/.ing temperatures spread
(cross the continent.
By countries, these deaths were
lecorded from cold, fire, storms.
Ivalanches and accidents attribu-
]ed to the frecze-up.
France 107, Yugoslavia 65, Italy
|3, Britain 45, Greece 30, Denmark
|7, Germany 25, Turkey, 41, Aus-
ria 17, Netherlands 15, Portugal
|4, Spain 12, Switzerland 11, Swe-
den 6. Belgium 5, Poland 4 and
,ibya 2.
More were feared dead in small
lommunities still isolated. No com-
plete figures were available for
jon curtain countries, which were
buffering at least as badly as
vestern Europe.
By Jerry Welch
TAISPLAYING the brand of basketball that once led them to
** the top among class AA schools, El Reno's smooth-working
Canadian county soil conservation |ncjjans carved out their 15th win of the season Tuesday night
service district’s observance of ^ pujnam wjth a 56-43 win over the much improved
save our sou week now under way. p-r ^ s
mSS^STT7US, nwoniorence clash gave the third ranked Tribe an
conservationist of the district. overall 15-4 mark this year and left the Pirates with 14 losses
This week has been proclaimed compared with nine wins, seven of which had come in their
as save our soil week by Governor last eight games.
Raymond Gary with Saturday the Coach Jenks Simmons Warriors returned to their old form
last day of observance.
Erosion Is Topic
Three FFA chapters will be com-
peting in the contest scheduled at
8 p.m. Thursday in the soil con-
servation office here. They are
those in El Reno, Union City and
Yukon.
The contest is part of a soil and
moisture conservation contest be-
ing sponsored throughout the state.'
which they had strayed away from in recent games when they
--1 had appeared shaky, especially
in the second half of each tilt.
Tuesday nights match never
found the Tribe in serious trouble
I although they failed to pull away
l from the Pirates until the third
j period with some sharp offensive
I work.
| ...... SENIORS Jody Karris and Walt
^ Land were the loud noises in
TBSeal Sale
Funds Total
Now $3,166
The 1955 tuberculosis seal sale in
Subject of the 8 to 10-minute Canadian County has raised a total the Indians booming attack as the
speeches will be, what my sou , sqififiOS with $2 496 83 of this high-scoring duo pitched in 15 and
conservation district is doing about 01 *J’,bb0B wun w'w (w 01 uus noinU resnertivelv to once the
proi4ion •• amount donated by El Reno, Union 12 P°,nU respecttvely to pace the
erosion. | visitors attack. Sharing starring
Winner of the local district con- City and Mustang residents. i honors with Land and Farris was
test gets 25 points for the chapter Figures were given by Robert A Bob McDaniel who played an out-
Calumet Players
Reach Semi-Finals
The Calumet highschool basket-
jiall'tenm Wednesday night went io
|hc semi-finals in a district tourna-
aent under way at Watonga as
hey defeated the host school team
In a close one 72 to 70.
The game did not go to an extra
eriod although it appeared that it
In ight all through the play. The
Kore was tied a lot of the time
and neither team held much ad-
vantage at any period in the game.
Charles Reese hit 37 points for
I'alumet and Mart/, got 20 for Wa-
}onga to lead in scoring.
Calumet will meet Hydro in a
f%emi final contest at 9 p. m. Friday
vith the winner of that game to
Kdash Saturday night with the
vmner of a Geary Hydro meeting
lor the championship.
he represents and will go to an
area contest which, if he wins, will
add another 50 points for
chapter.
System Explained
Randolph said a maximum of
1,000 points can be earned on con-
servation activities sponsored dur-
ing the year, and a maximum'of
1,500 points can be earned on con-
servation measures applied or
properly maintained on farms
owned by FFA members and their
fathers provided they are district
cooperators.
Additional points are offered for
scrap books maintained by chap-
ters and for a 700-word statement
or summary explaining how the
community and chapter activities
featuring soil conservation are
sponsored and carried out during
the year.
Winner in the district contest
will receive $50. Should the dis-
trict win in the area, it will com-
pete in state competition for which
an award of $500 is offered.
Mallonee, county chairman, who standing floor game as well as con-
pointed out that it is never too late necting for ten points, all of which
his to pay for Christmas seals because
“they do their work all year long.”
Payment for Christmas seals is
necessary if the program of case
finding, health education and re-
habilitation is to be continued.
came at needed times for the
Tribe.
Sparked by Land's total output of
12 points, which all came in the
first half before the big guy was
sidelined with four fouls, the Tribe
This year an effort is being made built up a not-too-commanding 27-
to fill the gap made by the lack 21 halftime advantage. Farris also
of an adequate rehabilitation pro- l enjoyed a fine first half perform-
gram for tuberculosis patients who ance as the blond bomber sent
are recovering. | home nine points. When Land re-
“Whet better use." Mallonee ask- tired in the third quarter, Farris
ed, “could we make of our Christ- 1 was joined in the attack by husky
mas seal funds than to restore Jerry _ Tillery who turned in five
these people to health and self sup- points with his usual work-horse
port so they may once again take rebounding game. It was in the tor-
their place as useful citizens.” rid third period that the Indians
Total contributions compared outshot the Pirate. 16 6 to take the
with $3,203 60 which had been given I *ar"? dcc.dmg advantage of 43-27
State Rails
Rate Hike
Appeal Fails
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 15—
—The corporation commission to-
day turned down a request for
Oklahoma railroads for a 7 per-
cent increase in intra-state freight
rates.
The proposed higher rates were
to have gone into effect Feb. 25.
The action was taken without
waiting for a recommendation
from L. D. Abney, freight expert,
who heard the evidence.
Many protests from public and
private interests were recorded as
opposing the increase. Objections
were particularly strenuous from
farm groups.
Railroads, on a national basis,
have asked the interstate com-
merce commisison for a similar
increase in inter-state freight ef-
fective Feb. 25.
They claim higher wages and
other operating expenses have
made in increase necessary.
Class A truck operators also
have asked for a 7 percent in-
crease in Oklahoma. Hearing for
the truckers is scheduled for to-
morrow before the commission.
High Scoring
Honors Won
By Gary Wood
Gary Wood, Union City high-
school basketball forward, brought
his year’s scoring total to 1,022
points in a game against New-
castle Tuesday night and with that
record is thought to be leading
individual scoring in state high-
school competition.
The tangle with Newcastle was
at Minco where a district tourna-
ment now is under way. It was
won by Union City with the great-
est of ease, the ending score favor-
ing the Canadian county team
57 to 27.
Wood hit 31 points in the game
and Ogle, leading individual for
Newcastle of Cleveland county, hit
for only 9.
The Union City girls trimmed
East Walnut, another county team
26 to 14 in the first round tussle.
Madeline Schumacher of Union hit
14 points and was tied for indi-
vidual honors by Barbara Buchana
of East Walnut with the same
total.
Union City boys will meet Sick-
les in a semifinal contest Thursday
at 6:15 p. m. and the county girls
will play Pocasset of Grady coun-
ty at 7:30 p. m.
again and serving another
term if elected.
The president appeared in high
spirits. He was bound for Thomas-
villc, Ga.. and a week’s stay at the
estate of Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey near there.
The president planned to get in
some quail hunting and perhaps
some golf.
How he feels after tramping the
piney woods and broomsage fields
in pursuit of birds may determine
his decision as to whether to run
again.
From six physicians who examin-
ed him. the verdict was that he
appeared fit for “another 5 to 10
years” in the presidency.
But the doctors offered no advice
as to whether he should run again.
Democratic
State Meet
Set Monday
A meeting of the Democratic
state central committee will be
held Monday, Feb. 20, in Oklahoma
City to nominate a new state cen-
tral committee, with 1-oyd Bene-
field, Oklahoma City, due to take
over as successor to Smith Hester,
Purcell, retiring state chairman.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
in the Biltmore hotel, following a
series of committee meetings Sun-
Lists Readied
For Chamber
Drive Staff
Firms and individuals to be con-
tacted beginning Thursday morn-
ing in the annual chamber of com-
merce membership drive will be
limited to about seven or eight for
each of 34 membership committee-
men who will work in the cam-
paign.
The announcement came this
morning from Secretary-Manager
O. K. Curry who said all commit-
teemen will receive individual lists
of contacts in a letter from his
office being mailed today and to
he received Thursday morning.
lie said with each individual to
contact only a small number, he
felt sure the drive can be com-
pleted by the Feb. 22 deadline.
Each committeeman may name a
person to help him. Names of con-
tacts are grouped geographically
so as to reduce efforts for com-
mitteemen.
Overall committee in charge of
the campaign is composed of Stan-
ley Youngheim, chairman, Ray
Huddart and Roy Burgess.
Curry has said that the entire
of the chamber is
Truck Driver Dies
In Highway Crash
By Ths Associated Press
A Nebraska truck driver was
illcd today when his double-deck
trailer-truck loaded with hogs over-
turned on a State Highway 40
curve about 12 miles south of Pon-
ca City.
The death of Fred W. Glover, 40,
Nebraska City, increased the
state's fatality toll to 70—the same
as this time last year.
Trooper Jim Stallings said Glov-
er apparently fell asleep and ran
the highway. Several hogs were
killed while others were injured
•nd had to be destroyed.
Revenge Beating
Admitted by Pair
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Feb. 15 —OP
— Police Chief W. C. Tompkins
said two Negro brothers kicked
and beat a University of Alabama
student last night, and one later
said the attack was to "get even,”
for “the way they treated Miss
Lucy.”
The chief said Samuel Perrin
Taytor, the student, was attacked
by Arthur Washington, a soldier
on furlough; and his brother John.
Taylor suffered only bruises.
Autherlne Lucy, the university's
first Negro student, was driven
from the campus by riotous mobs
Feb. 6.
Tompkins quoted Arthur Wash-
ington as saying, they “had no
reason for the attack. We just
wanted to get even with somebody
for the way they treated Miss
Lucy.”
The brothers were charged with
assault and battery and disorder-
ly conduct.
in the drive by this lime last year.
Community contributions, in ad-
dition to that collected in the El
Reno, Union City and Mustang
drive, were $385.45 from Yukon;
$177.80 from Calumet; $58.50 from
Okarchc, and $47.50 from Geary.
No report has been received from
Piedmont.
Segregation It Ruled
Out for Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15—t*-A
three-judge federal court today de-
clared Louisiana's 1954 segregation
laws unconstitutional, and anoth-
er federal court ordered New Or-
leans to desegregate its public
schools.
The 1954 laws placed segregation
under the police powers of the
state and not on a racial basis.
The three-judge court said al-
though the acts require segregation
"in the exercise of the state's po-
lice power,” this provision docs
not save them from invalidity.
as they entered the final period.
A highlight of the little regarded
contest was the Tribe’s sharp zone
defense holding ace scorer Bill
Gary to only three field goals and
nine free shots for 15 points. Gary,
a 6-3 senior, currently leads all
Oklahoma City in scoring with a
20 plus average.
irpHE Pirates tried to play catch
: 1 up in the fourth quarter when
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Master Political
File Is Readied
BOND SET AT $S00
Clarence Webster, El Reno, Tues-
day entered a plea of innocent to
charges of omitting to provide lor
his minor child before County
Judge Sam Roberson who set his
appearance bond at $500. Webster
previously hud taken 24 hours in
which to enter his plea.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 15—1/49
—A master file on state employes,
showing their political sponsors, is
near completion Governor Ray
mond Gar£ said today. •
The governor said the informa-
tion "could be handy” although
he emphasized it was not being
gathered for the purpose of politi-
cal consideration of job holders
“The purpose is to find out who
is working and who their sponsors
are,” Gary said. “I find lots of
times a person will be working
who gave the name of some mem
ber of the legislature as sponsor
but the legislator knows nothing
about it. I’ve had it happen to
• l
mo.
The Ust is being kept in the
governor's office.
Drivers Pay
$104 in Fines
Justice of the peace traffic vio-
lation fines at the courthouse Tues-
day afternoon amounted to $104 in I
four separate cases, all on pleas
of guilty to the charges.
Justice W. H. Gilbert named
three of the fines. Ernest Bazc,
Davis, and W. W. Hendricks,
Shawnee, paid $74 and costs for
exceeding the maximum allowable
gross truck weight when checked
at the state scales a mile south of
Union City.
Melvin Roth Foor, Monte Vista,
Colo., Howard Kappcl, Weather-
ford, paid fines of $10 each before
Gilbert on speeding charges on U.S.
66 from five to 14 miles west of
El Reno.
Justice J. H. Craven fined Ed-
ward Samuel Roberts, of Ringwood
in Major county, $10 and costs for
speeding on State Highway 3 at a
point nine miles east of Okarche.
day to prepare reports.
Mrs. J. W. Bradfield Canadian I 1956 program
county Democratic chairman, said aimed at making a bigger and bet-
a buffet supper will be held from ter El Reno that will attract more
7 p.m. to 9 p. m. Monday by the people and better satisfy those
outgoing committee, in honor of living here now.
county chairmen and co-chairmen. -
Meanwhile the Jefferson Bryan j
club will hold a breakfast Monday
at 8 a. m., in the Biltmore’s civic
room when Governor Raymond I
Gary will be speaker.
The meetings precede the Demo
cratic state convention, tentatively
scheduled for mid-April.
EHS Winner
In Oratory
Event Named
Youth Is Handed
Stringtown Term
An El Reno youth, 14, Tuesday
afternoon was found to be a delin-
quent and was sentenced to an in-
definite term in the state school
for boys at Stringtown in Atoka
county. Length of the sentence will
be based on good behavior.
Information in the ease held that
the youth was involved in two
burglaries at Calumet and that he
has created a disturbance in a pub-
lic school.
Sheriff Tiny Roysc said this
morning he probably will be taken
to the institution Thursday.
Driver Escapes
Injury in Crash
A. P. Musshafcn, El Reno route
2, escaped injuries early today in
an accident near Apache in Caddo
county when the county truck he
was driving and another vehicle
collided.
County Commissioner George
Hurst went to Apache to check on
the accident and was expected
hack this afternoon.
He said before leaving that he
had talked to Musshafcn, who was
hauling county road materials, and
that the county employe was not
injured.
Weather
State Forecast
Cloudy through Thursday. Oc-
casional light freezing drizzle or
light snow northwest portion to-1
night; drizzle changing to snow
west and north-central portions;
scattered showers elsewhere Thurs-
day; little change in temperature
tonight, turning much colder with
strong northerly winds west por-
tion Thursday. Low tonight 20
northwest to 40 extreme southeast;
high Thursday 20s west to 40s
southeast. Further outlook; scat-
tered showers and thunderstorms
southeast portion Thursday night.
Eleswherc diminishing snow and
turning colder Thursday night;
considerable cloudiness and cold
| Friday.
George Osborne, an El Reno
highschool senior, placed first in
the annual American Legion ora-
torical contest at the school today,
earning a $25 award and the right
to enter upcoming county com-
petition.
Principal Walter Marsh said an-
other senior, Louise Waller, placed
second in the contest, taking the
$15 award.
The contest was supervised by
Leslie Roblyer, representing the
Legion, assisted by Charles W.
Overton. Judges were Jean Paz-
oureek, state representative; Mrs.
Albert Houle, and Neal Golden,
county school superintendent.
Marsh said Osborne has won the
local contest for the past three
year and last year was in the
state finals of the event.
Still u> be held are county, dis-
trict, regional and state contests.
Hot Springs Is
Hit by Torrent
HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, Feb.
15 —ifl— A flash flood struck this
resort city early today, pouring
water six feet deep through the
downtown streets. One death was
reported.
The torrent, result of a 2Vi-
hour cloudburst, came at the start
of the tourist season in this west
Arkansas city of about 8,000 per-
manent residents.
A woman, identified only as Mrs.
Hollie Barker, was reported
drowned when she was washed off
the top of a car where she and
her husband had sought refuge
from the raging water.
Police said the couple was camp-
ing about five miles northeast of
here.
Storm Kills On*
The woman’s husband, identified
as Bob Barker, clung to a tree
when the water swamped the car.
After the water subsided, police
said, he hiked a mile to a farm
house for help. He was hospital-
ized and treated for shock. The
woman’s body had not been found
early today.
The car was washed into a small
valley.
At about the same time the flood
hit Hot Springs, tornado-tike storms
cut through an area 60 miles
north of here, killing one man
and injuring two.
Hotels Jammed
The opening of the annual spring
horse racing meet at Oaklawn
Park is only 10 days away. Early
arrivals already jammed hotels
and motels.
The rain, which started falling
about 1 a m. continued for about
foua. hours. The national park serv-
ice gauge here registered 5.74
inches of rain.
Water flowing into the downtown
district from surrounding hills
caused the flood.
The water coursed down the
city’s main street. Central avenue,
smashed automobiles into each
other and poured into a number
of business establishments.
Subsides Quickly
The sheriff's office here estimat-
ed that 75 to 100 business houses
were flooded.
Jack Kidgeway of radio station
KWFC said the water in the heart
of the city rose to S'i to 6 feet.
The sheriff’s office estimated that
the water stood at four feet over
most of the town.
The flood subsided nearly as
quickly as it appeared. Early this
morning, only the damage and wet
pavement remained as evidence of
the torrent.
Oldtimers in the area said the
flood ranked second only to the
mammoth flood of 1923 when water
from a cloudburst virtually wreck-
ed the city.
The storms destroyed or severe-
ly damaged eight houses — four
at Cleveland and four at Sardis —
and demolished countless farm
buildings.
At Cleveland, a 67-year-old Ne-
gro, Verne Ashford, was killed
when wind smashed his home to
splinters.
Marine Killed As
Tank Overturns
FT. BUCKNER, Okinawa, Feb.
15_fljS_A U. S. Marine lank over-
turned on a soft highway shoulder
here yesterday, killing one of its
six riders and slightly injuring an-
other.
Marine officials said the fatal
victim, a member of company B
of the Third Marine division's third
tank battalion, was caught under
the capsizing tank when he tried
to leap to safety. His name was
withheld until his family has been
notified.
Trick Backfires;
Youth Arrested
A trick that an El Reno youth
sought to play on a friend yester-
day morning backfired and result-
ed in his appearance before Police
Chief l<ee Harvey who has changed
his mind about such pranks.
The youth spotted a traffic vio-
lation ticket on a parked car and
he also saw the car of a friend
nearby.
What he did not notice was that
Officer Ralph Monroe was watch-
ing as he slipped the tag off of
the violator’s car and onto that of
his friend.
Monroe took him to see the chief
who said this morning that “he’ll
never attempt such a prank again.”
Lack of License
Brings Hunter Fine
R. R. Sanders, Union City, Tues-
day afternoon was fined $10 and
costs by Justice of the Peace W.
H. Gilbert on a charge of hunting
without proper license.
Complaintant In the case was Bill
Gaines, state game ranger at large.
Information was that Sanders was
hunting without a license three
miles east and one south of Union
City on property that he did not
I own or operate.
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